Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ethnic Folklore in Your Classroom: Traditions, Tales, and Treasures from Tijuana to Timbuktu

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupils create their own festival. In this folk life lesson plan, students research their folklore history by interviewing their parents and grandparents, organizing the data found, and presenting that material to the class. Pupils have...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Understanding Folklife and Folklore

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Student examine the basic characteristics of folklore. In this folklore lesson, students complete activities to identify two kinds of folk, folk groups, and folklife. Students list daily activities in their home, identify folk groups...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dynamic Fun!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore musical dynamics.  For this music lesson, students define musical terms that relate to dynamics.  Learners sing "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" and apply the written dynamics to their singing voices. Students use...
Lesson Plan
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Musical Moments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to popular music in French. In groups, they identify and practice speaking the words they are unfamiliar with and examine the context of the song. They complete a worksheet with a partner to end the lesson and evaluate...
Lesson Plan
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Types of Legs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the characteristics of the legs of arthropods as well as how they are used. They compare and contrast the legs of various types of bugs in the arthropod family. A comparison worksheet is included in with this activity.
Handout
Other

Dance.net: Jazz Terminology

For Students 9th - 10th
Short list of jazz steps with definitions and phonetic pronunciation guide for each.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Dancing Towards Dreams

For Students 3rd - 5th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Website
Other

What Is Contra Dance?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains definitions of what Contra Dance is and what it is not. It also includes information on Learning to contra dance, Regarding dizziness, and contains links to further information.
Website
Other

Off Jazz Terminology of Jazz Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive list with definitions of jazz movements, including basic steps, leg movements, ondulations, rolls, falls, turns, jumps, and other steps.
Handout
University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh: Glossary of Modern Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Glossary of terms, concepts and performers compiled as an adjunct to a university course about the beginnings of modern dance in the United States.
Article
Other

Renaissance Dance: Definition

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of the term "Renaissance Dance" along with details and explanation.
Website
Central Home

Central Home: The History of Dance: Polka

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains a brief history of the origins of polka music as well as definitions, descriptions of dance steps and important people related to the progress of polka music.
Website
Central Home

Central Home: Social Dancing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the debate in the definition of social dance: recreation or sport.
Handout
Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Rain Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a definition of a rain dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
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Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.
Graphic
Curated OER

Off Jazz: Terminology Tap Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Off Jazz provides a list of forms and styles of tap dancing, including a brief definition of Soft Shoe tap dance.